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Show OUirontcle S Editorials Youth 35 Uktt Utah Aue P O Box 3SS Payton, Utah 54651 (801) 465 9221 & the Law Thursday, February 3, 1983, page Publishers Kent and Robin Fuelenbocn Kent Persons on bicycles, skates and sleds not to attach to Typesetting vehicles Editor Managing Fuelienboch Nadine Alexander The Payton Chronicle VPS (1) No person riding a bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himselt to any vehicle upon a roadway. This section (2) Exception shall not prohibit attaching a bicycle trailer or bicycle semitrailer to a bicycle if that trailer or semitrailer has been designed for such attachment. is published each Wednesday at 35 lest Utah Aue , Payson, Utah Second class Postage is paid at Payson, Utah Post Office 84651, and entered as second Postmaster send address close mail P 0 changes to Payson CHRONICLE, Box 385, Payson, Utah 84651 Rates Singe copy Utah County year Outside Utah County year FORUM CHRONICLE 25 $10 00 $15 00 President Golden R. Mangelson of the Levan Town Board has been elected Chairman of Utah Municipal Power Agency (UMPA), a consortium of eight municipalities which public power operate Utah. systems in He succeeds Don M. Christiansen, Payson City Councilman, who will remain on UMPAs Executive Committee for the remainder of this year. Glenn W. Greenhalgh, was elected Vice Chairman, but his fellow Board members declined to allow him to shed his previous job. He will fill both offices in 1983. The Board of Directors this month is scheduled to face a difficult choice-th- at of selecting an engineering firm of national reputation to conduct extensive investigations expected to cost about $500,000 to develop recommendations for the electrical comfuture of the munities. Eleven outstanding engineering organizations initially submitted proposals to the Board to make the studies. UMPA has been working toward a dual goal for nearly three years. That is to insure ratepayers in the eight municipalities of an adequate power supply well into the next century and electricity at most the reasonable price possible. The Agency for the first two years of preliminary studies was financed by assessments based on the amount of power used in the individual cities. Last year a $6 million loan was negotiated. That paid for rights to use 15,000 acre feet of industrial water tributary to Utah Lake. UMPA al Secretary-T- eight-memb- ot Harvey starting Thursday at the ' - Payson Community Theatre has just pulled off two historical firsts-t- he r first of its and the first presentations, theatrical production in the new Payson City Center. The play, for an HARVEY, was inauguration of such importance. And, since nothing breeds success like success, it will surely launch other delightful future offerings. 1 he opening night group was an appreciative, who gathering of theater-goerleft feeling they got their moneys worth. Contributing to that feeling w ere the cozy atmosphere of arena theater, the tasteful and simple sets, the 1940s costumes, the sound effects and music, and an efficient set of scene changers. But the real pleasure of the evening was created by the actors who embodied a mixed bouquet of characters as they flitted on and off the stage to tell the story of Elwood P. Dowd. Dowd, whose miled manners would make Clark Kent look like Simon Legree, was accostumed to entertaining a large inch rabbit, a pooka. The role of Dowd was masterfully portrayed by Stephen Taylor, an English and psychology instructor at Payson High. His return to the stage in was so refreshone felt as if he were that ing seeing an old friend again and again. Mr. Taylors adept portrayal of a most pleasant person was so natural 1 forgot he was acting until the small drops of mid-yea- well-chose- n s wrap-aroun- d scene-after-sce- perspiration-kno- wn only to hardappear- working thespians-beg- an ing on his temples during the last scene. Not to be outdone, Elaine Guest in the part of Veta Louise Simmons, Dowds sister, was constant energy from the moment she entered the stage. Her timing was superb in creating such a vivid image of righteous indignation that one could not help but conjure up pictorial imaginings of the horrible hydrobath to which she had been subjected. She both lifted and moved the action by her very presence. The performances of both Stephen and Elaine were two reasons why this production could be matched very well against the professionals. The other cast members held irue to the strong characteriza--' tions this play demands. Leslie Giles, playing Dowds niece, was styled to the hilt and executed in professional manner what could be the secretary made her debut in what well could be a new career. LaMarr Nielsen most believably created the role of the "va-va-voo- world-renowne- d psychiatrist humbled by the mere sight of a rabbit. Beth Dixons empy rally expressive eyes communicated well underneath a "hat which easily could have been the centerpiece for a kitchen table. J. Wayne Francis, though at retimes a bit minded one of Tim Conway as he maintained a constant level of enthusiasm throughout. Finding herself in a small cameo role, Doris Gasser sustained the high intensity of a "Marne. Steve Case authentically in grand Freudian style impressively added to the growing frustration of the plot by his portrayal of the bewildered psychiatrist. The laudable, distinguished judge was played by Jim Melton whose booming voice recalls shades of the LONE RANGER. David Herbert spent only five minutes or so on the stage making us wish he had a larger part. Eydie Kents perky maid was well suited to the time and period. Most of the play demonstrated much vigor with only an occasional energy lag such as in Scene Two of Act Two in which the combination of characters seemed to lack contrast. sufficient However, throughout the show, the total interplay of the actors was vital and the subtle innuendos plentiful. In tact, it appeared as if much was built into the plot by skillful additions between the lines. However, the real test of a play is whether or not the message has been put across effectively. left with the feeling that in life, more is often pleasantness It had combat. than powerful made its point. To be sure, Mr. Charles Lynn ' Frost, the artistic director, will justly give credit for a successful show to his fine cast. But to be guilty of success after success in show after show is just short of miraculous. The touch of hardworking creative leadership was evident in every direction. That is the contribution of the artistic director whose productions always embrace high quality. And that describes this show to a T. It is a r you will want to to see. friends bring your I conclude by adding this note to Anna Money, who was honored on opening night for her devotion to Payson Community Theatre. No award was ever more deservedly received. -- over-reactiv- coal-fire- d coal-fire- d power-generatin- Nephi Levan e, 1 Jennie Ruth Alvey has been named Payson, Santaquin, Eureka Five area chairman for the residential Cents for LIFE campaign by Fred L. Smith, state fund raising chairman for the Utah Heart Association. Mrs. Alvey will supervise more than 200 Heart Association volunteers in the South Utah County area the February during campaign. Five Cents for LIFE is the name of the traditional Heart Fund campaign. Utahns are asked to give five cents for each year of the combined ages of family members. Heart disease kills more Americans than all other causes We combined, says Alvey. hope the residents of the Payson communities and surrounding . w I I I I I Springville, Spanish Fork, Salem, Payson and Manti. I be generously old when a Five Cents for LIFE volunteer calls at the door. The Utah Heart Association is a major health organization of more than 20,000 volunteers statewide who are dedicated to the reduction of early death and disability from heart disease, VNsw.Haapital Sincerely yours, The teachers and staff of Barnett School Chamber of Commerce banquet planned The annual Payson Chamber of Commerce membership drive is now in progress. Plan for the installation banquet to be held in the Payson City Center Friday, February 11th, $6.50 a plate. attitudes of many of the adults because of their positions of standing, think they can ignore the laws they do not wish to comply with. When a youth is in violation of the law they are quickly punished for their wrongdoing, but what about the adults? Why is there a double standard? One particular situation comes to my mind, which many seem to overlook. It is unlawful for anyone under the age of nineteen to have in hisher possession any form of tobacco, but what about the stores who make the tobacco so accessible to our youth? These stores tempt the youth by putting their tobacco stands, which are considered methods, in locations where the items can so easily be shoplifted. Arent they in violation of the law also? According to the law, which was published last week under Youth and the Law, they are. How come there isnt anything done about it then? It seems to me that if we want our community to be one the children can honorably grow up in, then everyone needs to live in accordance with the laws, including the adults. How can anyone expect the youth to obey the laws if the adults arent willing to do so? 1 think we should all work together to uphold the law, for after all, the law is the law regardless of whether a person believes in it or not. CORNER The husband returns home to find his wife in bed with a miserable head cold. Thoughtfully, he had brought along Brand X cold remedy, to which the wife replied: need the stuffy nose, sore throat, fever.. .so can rest medicine and the dutiful husband rushes to the local pharmacy to obtain this miracle potion. style. Anyway, thats cold war. Its the type of commercial pitch you see almost every evening and the kind of pitch that makes the products the leaders of the near $900 million a year drug cough and cold industry, the largest market. None of the commercials really claim these products cure the common cold. ..their role is to ease the symptoms associated with a runny nose, sore throat and fever. A recent article reported that some doctors and druggists are questioning the wisdom of the shotgun approach to cold relief. Too many ingredients can work at cross purppses, says Joe Graedon, pharmacologist and author. Theres expectorants to get mucus out of the lungs, a cough suppressant to keep it in the lungs and antihistamine to thicken the mucus thats already there. A recent FDA panel said it was irrational to combine more than three classes of drugs because almost no one had that many symptoms at once. But the drug companies disagree, saying that more than half of cold sufferers have multiple symptoms. Advertising only encourages the consumer to try the product once. If it doesnt work, hell stop buying it, says George Hoffnagle, a vice president for Richardson-Merrel- l, maker of Vicks. Hoffnagle goes on to say that its safer to buy one combination remedy than to and cheaper experiment with different products. The Food and Drug Administration panel found that of the 50,000 cold remedies it studied, all contained one or more of about 120 basic ingredients. Of these, the panel said 44 were both safe and effective, but 22 others were named as unsafe and mislabeled and 54 were said to be safe, but of dubious value. I I ..television-commerci- al multi-ingredie- nt over-the-coun- who, high nt single-ingredie- self-hel- p Legislative Report The forty-fift- h session of the Utah State Legislature swung into high gear shortly after convening January 10th this year. This Legislature, although containing quite a few new members especially in the House, appears to be well organized and functioning -- well. The fourth week (of the nearly nine weeks) starting Monday, January 31st, should see the beginning of the handling of the heavy issues such as Cable T.V., Drunk Driving bills, the Building, Water and Sewer Bond Bills, etc. The entire body is also involved heavily in appropriations subcommittee work which is making 4 up the budget for the fiscal year. This determines the state spending for this period. 1 am getting a lot of input, both from my constituents and 1983-198- Sincerely, A 1 COLD FIGHTING. ..TV STYLE The Payson area chairman also announced the following key committee people who will serve in the campaign: Sherrie Ewell, Dwaina Memmott, Goshen; Payson; Carol Bowers, Payson; Jerolyn Sorenson, West Mountain; Christa Bushman, Payson; and Brenda Sutherland, Eureka. As a youth in the community, I am very disturbed with the HEALTH CARE Mountain stroke and related disorders. Heart association funds are used to support research, education and community service programs. Since there will be no dedication ceremonies, nor a formal open house to view the new addition at the Barnett Elementary School, we would like to have some room in this paper to extend our gratitude to the voters of Nebo School District that wisely voted for a bond to fund the building of many in classrooms towns. and other Payson The new addition at the Barnett is practically completed. The classrooms are simple, but beautiful and adequate. Special thanks should be given by teachers and patrons alike to Mr. John W. Powell, the principal of Barnett, for the many extra his entire hours, including summer, that were spent without pay at the project controlling the construction, modifying plans, and supervising quality, to make the best use of our tax dollars and the finest possible facilities for the education of our children. crowd-please- h I will Dear Editor, ay get-aw- are Provo, Dear Editor, put both the conflicting adages into I Letters to the Editor much-neede- d I I g and I practice. the Ve were asked a couple of weeks ago to provide in That itself Sacrament Meeting. program in the 11th Ward is rather humorous, but when we decided on the theme of and praying for being cheerful in the face of adversity we really laughed at strength rather than an easy way out, ourselves. Were the ones you hear cussing at the camera at 10 p.m. on Tuesday night when the film doesn t come out from day right. We are the people who drag ourselves we arepress also And the g to press day with hang-doexpressions. we have flat when couple who heave great depressed sighs vehicles. For us to speak on being tires or broken-dow- n cheerful in the face of problems is really a do what say, not what do type of preaching. snowmobile When we realized we had planned a were we supposed to trip to Fishlake the same weekend as two if we give our program, we figured we could make the were careful. We went to Fishlake then left early Sunday morning to come home. To our horror, the Ramcharger gas line froze up and we could not get the beast started. After trying for an hour (and trying hard to practice the cheerful attitude we were supposed to preach about in a few short hours), we piled in with Mother-in-laMarge and charged down the hill to Richfield. Kent called Bishop Ken Shepherd from Richfield, saying Well be there. This was at 1 1 :30 a.m. We were to speak at 1:00 p.m. Bishop Shepherd said, No you wont. We again piled in Marges car and flew (there isnt much traffic on Sundays) the 100 miles to Payson. Just as we barreled over the Santaquin hill noticed a Highway Patrolman. Yes, he had his red light on me; yes, did stop; and yes, it was .12:55 p.m. screeched to a stop, pulled out my drivers license and waved it under his nose explaining, Weve got to speak in church in 5 minutes. Please hurry. And he did! had just enough time to put on my make-u- p while he was writing out my ticket. We drove sanely the last few miles home, mostly because we were embarrassed, not because we didnt need to hurry. Kent and Josh charged into church late while frantically tried to get my hair dried and curled in time to get to church before the meeting was over. made my grand entrance with flaming face and shaky knees while Kent was introducing me as the next speaker. After the church services, Kent jumped back in Marges car and flew down to Fishlake to retrieve the Ramcharger. And since that is another whole story, will serialize the saga and continue it next week. Same time, Same place. administration and engineering investigations. Major chores to be assigned consulting engineers include a comprehensive forecast of future electrical requirements, a generation alternative and transmission study, site evaluation and environmental study to plant. support a An immediate goal of UMPA is creation of a power pool under which power purchased by each of the members would be combined lor better distribution to the individual municipalities when it is most needed. Negotiations are under way. In cooperation with Western Area Power Administration is a three-yea- r UMPA study of wind currents near the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon. Should the average wind velocity be adequate, a pump storage project for could be peaking generation developed. Another possibility is wind farm. a UMPA has an application pending with the Federeal Energy Regulatory Commission for a license to operate the Olmsted hydro generating station at the mouth of Provo Canyon. This has the potential of generating more than 10 per cent of the present combined usage in the member cities. to The Agency continues study more exotic means of generating electricity so it will be in a position to move rapidly if any of these should become commercial. UMPA members in addition to local chairman picked a rather dull roie. Lorna Taylor as ultra-dignifie- you preach Last Sunday Kent and Five Cents for Life Don't miss 'Harvey' A REVIEW OF PCTs "HARVEY By David Larsen er Ifudknbadi iSobin Youve heard, no doubt, the old sayings about practicing and do what say, not what do? what UMPA elects officials reasurer, (LaMarr Nielsen) Community Theatre production of Payson City Center. Subinsjli Eooiit north-centr- Elwood P. Dowd (Steven Taylor) introduces Dr. William R. Chumley tall white rabbit, In the Payson to Harvey, a six-fo- 2 Robin's roost Letters to the Editor citizen concerned (name withheld on request) ! , others on the subject of rapidly rising utility rates and the prospect of the Board of Corrections locating a regional prison facility in the Payson area. Concerning the former, Senator Bill Barton of West Valley has introduced a bill which, if passed, would mandate the election of Public Service Commissioners instead of appointing them. 1 plan to support this bill. Also, I believe should be pressure brought to bear on the present Public Service Commission to hold down on the frequency of gas and electric rate increases. Concerning the prison facility, I plan to work with the city council on this matter. I agree with the concept of locating all facilities at the Point of the Mountain. W. Robert Phelps |